Mr. Hubbard presented
the petition of William Furgason of Laurence county praying the
Legislature to provide him compensation for the injury done to
his land by reason of a public road being laid out through it;
which was read and referred to the committee on propositions and
grievances to consider and report thereon.

Thomas Evans, a Senator
from the district composed of the counties of Monroe, and Wilcox,
elected to supply the vacancy, occasioned by the resignation of
Arthur P. Bagby, appeared, produced the evidence of his election
was qualified and took his seat.

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Mr. Powell offered
the following resolution: Resolved, That there be appointed
by the President of the Senate an additional standing committee
to be denominated a committee on the Public Buildings; which was
adopted, the Senate resumed the consideration of the Resolution
offered yesterday by Mr. Sullivan upon the subject of a postponement
of the sales of the public lands in the Tuskaloosa and Cahawba
Districts. The question being put on the adoption of the
Resolution it was determined in the affirmative. - yeas 14, nays
3. The yeas and nays being desired those who voted in the affirmative
are Mr. President, Ashe, Brown, Casey, Crabb, Earle, Hubbard,
Irwin, Jones, McCamy, Moore, Powell, Skinner, & Sullivan-
Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Evans, Jackson and
Merriwether. - So the resolution was adopted, whereupon Messrs
Sullivan, Casey & Hubbard were appointed the committee to
draft the Resolution to our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

Mr. Hubbard offered
the following Resolution. Resolved, That the judiciary
committee be instructed to enquire into the expediency of passing
such laws as shall exclude from office, from the right of suffrage
and serving as jurors persons who may hereafter be convicted of
bribery, perjury, forgery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors,
and that the committee be instructed to report by bill or otherwise;
which was adopted.

Mr. Casey offered
the following resolution Resolved That the Secretary cause
to be printed fifty copies of the rules heretofore adopted for
the Government of the Senate, and that the said rules be adopted
for its government until altered; which was agreed to. In pursuance
of an order of the Senate Mr. President reported the following
standing committees to wit:

A committee on
propositions and grievances- to consist of Messrs. McCamy,
Miller, Jones, Merriwether and Ashe.

A joint committee
on enrolled bills- to consist of Messrs. Powell, Barton,
and Merriwether.

A committee on
Inland Navigation- to consist of Messrs. Earle, Evans, Jackson
Crabb and Irwin.